To have
loved and then said farewell,
is better
than to have never loved at all.
For all the
time that you have stopped
and touched
my head, fed me my favorite treats
and
returned the love that I so unconditionally gave to you.
For the
care that you gave me so unselfishly.
For all of
these things I am grateful and thankful.
I ask that
you not grieve for the loss,
but rejoice
in the fact that we lived,
loved and
touched each other's lives.
My life was
full because you were there,
not as a
master/owner, but as my friend.
Today I am
as I was in my youth.
The grass
is always green,
butterflies
flit among the flowers
and the sun
shines gently down upon all of God's creatures.
I can run,
jump, play and do all of the things that I did in my youth.
There is no
such thing as sickness,
no aching
joints and no aging.
We await
the arrival of our lifelong companions
and know
that together is forever.
You live in
our hearts as we do in yours.
Companionship
such as yours is so rare and unique.
Don't hold
the love that you have within your heart.
Give it to
another like me and then I will live forever.
For love
really never dies,
and you are
loved and missed as surely as we are.
(Ken D.
Conover)
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